The TMH Edit: five ways to spring into March
Not only does the arrival of March mean longer, sun-filled days ahead, but also that there’s a brand-new edition of The TMH Edit. This month’s handy guide includes five spring-like things to make you feel good. There’s a fine reason to get up bright and early in the morning, a pop-up food market selling the freshest seasonal goods, two hefty helpings of art and a fragrance launch inspired by the scents of the season ahead.
‘Postwar Modern: New Art in Britain 1945-1965’ at the Barbican
Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, David Hockney and Eduardo Paolozzi are among the 48 artists whose work is on display as part of the Barbican’s latest exhibition. ‘Postwar Modern: New Art in Britain 1945-1965’ showcases around 200 paintings, photographs and sculptures. Alongside a roster of revered British names, it also shines a light on artists who came to the UK escaping Nazism, such as Frank Auerbach, Franciszka Themerson and Gustav Metzger. In typical Barbican spirit, the monumental exhibition is divided into 14 thematic chapters, which unpick the richness, form and materials of the art of this period. From 3 March to 26 June 2022.
Lucian Freud, Girl with Roses, 1947-48, courtesy of the British Council Collection
Breakfast at The Barbary Next Door
If there’s anything to get you in the mood for a good breakfast, it’s a light-filled morning. As March means extra hours of sunshine (even though the clocks don’t go forward until the end of the month, the difference is already mighty), the timing couldn’t be better for The Barbary Next Door in Soho, London, to open its doors that bit earlier for dining. Launching on 10 March, its new breakfast and brunch menu is inspired by the food of Moorish Spain and North Africa. Served from 9 am, delicious plates such as sfenj, ras-el-hanout (pumpkin-based bread with pumpkin and sunflower clotted cream) and maaqooda (a Moroccan tortilla with pickled peppers). They’re sure to tempt you to town – morning person or not. Open Thursday-Sunday every week.
‘Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of Youth’ at the Sainsbury Centre
Given Pablo Picasso’s status as a pioneer of modernist art, it’s not surprising that the 19th-century works have often been overlooked – until now. The Sainsbury Centre in Norfolk is highlighting the early years of Picasso’s life and career between 1894, when he was a teen in Màlaga to 1914, by which time he was in Paris and well on the rise. Both recognisable and rare paintings and drawings by Picasso neighbour some of his greatest inspirations, including Claude Monet and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, while exploring his artistic frolics in impressionism, symbolism, and cubism. ‘Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of Youth’ is on display from 17 March to 17 July 2022.
Pablo Picasso, Pots and Lemon, 1907 © Succession Picasso and DACS, London 2022
Get your greens and seasonal goods from Another Pantry’s pop-up grocery story
To celebrate the launch of Safia Shakarchi’s new venture, Another Pantry, a platform championing slow and conscious cooking, the chef and food writer is hosting a pop-up grocery store at Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross, north London. It shares the same focus on the food community as her online site and will be selling products from our foodie friends, including cider from Merlin Labron-Johnson’s Osip; wine from St John Bread & Wine; and olive oil from Max Rocha’s Café Cecilia, and much more. Oh, and later this month, we’re paying Safia a visit for a taste of her very own home cooking. Keep your eyes peeled.
Smell like spring with Skye Gyngell and Ffern
The worlds of food and flowers combine as the organic perfume brand Ffern collaborates with acclaimed chef Skye Gyngell of Spring on a new fragrance. The scent, titled Spring 22, was born out of a conversation between one of the namesake noses Elodie Ffern and Skye, in which they discussed their love of the finest natural ingredients. (Side note: stay tuned to our sister agency’s Almanac as the two minds meet for an interview later this month.) Airy floral notes and culinary flavours cherry-picked by Skye, such as gooseberry, elderflower, peppermint and lime, define the scent, which is available to purchase on 20 March – the first day of the season, naturally. In the meantime, join the waiting list to guarantee a sweet-smelling spring.
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